Also, Norway has closed the border so are not able to buy a ticket to Narvik at the moment.
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jamesontheroad
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Aha, now I feel like a contestant on Taskmaster or it's Swedish cousin Bäst i test who didn't read the question properly. @JonasB's answer is more accurate. Trains run to Narvik for cleaning and turning, but passengers cannot be conveyed across the border. Tickets are only available as far as Riksgränsen.
Thank you both 
According to the link there was quite a lot of business traffic between Skelleftehamn and Stockholm. And who knows, Skelleftehamn might be big enough for a small commuter line?
When the line was upgraded in the 1990s there where no passenger trains, so raising the speed limit was probably low priority.
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I can’t see that happening, if for no other reason than a large chunk of Skellefteå is south of the Skellefteälv. Passengers aren’t going to get a bus to the station, take a very short train journey and then make their way on to their destination on foot or by another bus.
But central Skellefteå is north of the river. And there might be enough people living in Skelleftehamn and working in Skellefteå for a commuter train to work.
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Skelleftehamn only has a population of just over 3,000 and many of them probably work at Rönnskär. The area between Skelleftehamn and Skellefteå has around 5,000 residents and these are rather spread out. Only a rapid transit type system would have a chance and this would be up against buses, which probably do the job just as well.
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A discussion over on the Swedish Railway Club forum Postvagnen has turned to the fact that current operating regulations forbid a train to change directions at Skellefteå Central. Current speculation is that Vy's night train will actually have to continue further down the branch line towards Skelleftehamn (Skellefteå Harbour) where there exists sufficient signalling and controlds for the signaller (in Boden) to allow a locomotive to detach, re-attach and for the train to return in the opposite direction.
The discussion (in Swedish) begins at post #20 of this thread discussing the news. Google Chrome Translate can help you read it in most languages: https://www.postvagnen.com/sjk-foru...kellefteå-2022?p=153963&viewfull=1#post153963
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Reportedly, trains to Skellefteå will not start on 1 April next as Trafikverket won’t approve the platform arrangements.
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I am looking at taking the night train from Stockholm to Kiruna in the middle of October (just exploring options, no firm plans yet). When I go through the booking process on Vy Sverige's website, I notice that the "1st class private compartment" option is always sold out, no matter what date I choose. 2nd class beds as well as entire private compartments are available though.
I think it is somewhat unlikely that 1st class private compartments are always sold out but 2nd class is not. I suspect something else to be the case, but I'm not sure what - does anyone here have any clue as to what might be going on?
I think it is somewhat unlikely that 1st class private compartments are always sold out but 2nd class is not. I suspect something else to be the case, but I'm not sure what - does anyone here have any clue as to what might be going on?
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Ah, thank you. It seems like Vy have adopted the practice from SJ - if I search for Stockholm - Luleå on the same dates as before, I do get a 1st class sleeper cabin offered on the same train.
In that case you can probably travel in a 1st class sleeper if you are willing to change in Boden.
In other news, the government recently announced that they have granted Trafikverket's request to buy new rolling stock for the trains. So in a few years we will see more modern night trains to Upper Norrland.
In other news, the government recently announced that they have granted Trafikverket's request to buy new rolling stock for the trains. So in a few years we will see more modern night trains to Upper Norrland.
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